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Gavia adamsii (GR Gray, 1859)
Synonym:
Family: Gaviidae
Order: Gaviiformes
English: White-billed diver
French: Plongeon à bec blanc
Spanish: Colimbo de Adams
German: Gelbschnabel-Eistaucher (There's a German version of this page!)
Norwegian: Gulnebblom (There's a Norwegian version of this page!)
Migration: intercontinental
Regions: East Asia, Europe, North America, North Asia
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“Migratory, generally moving southwards and towards sea after breeding, shunning ice-covered water; occurs S to c. 35° N off Japan, but otherwise only rarely S of 50° N. Fairly regular winter vagrant to N Scotland.”
del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992, Handbook of the birds of the world. Vol. 1: Ostrich to Ducks, 640, Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, p. 172

Further detailed information from the GROMS-database

See also (on other birds):

Riede, K. (2001): Global Register of Migratory Species. Weltregister wandernder Tierarten. Münster (Landwirtschaftsverlag)

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